2017 marked the beginning of this hockey rivalry between two schools an hour apart with Calvin’s debut Division 1 season. Both teams sit near the .500 mark through mid-November with the Stallions at 9-8-1 and the Knights at 5-5-1. Last week’s D1 computer ranking placed Calvin 24th and WMU 30th. Both teams are looking to climb into a top 20 spot, with the top 20 in the final rankings placed into the national tournament.

Since that most recent match, the Stallions have earned three wins, one loss, and one shootout defeat. Calvin played Eastern Michigan that weekend to a shootout loss and a victory. Officially, any shootout games are marked as a tie for computer ranking purposes. Wednesday’s game will be Calvin’s first action in 11 days.